Born in Byhalia, Mississippi, Richmond Holloway was a graduate of Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He moved to Buffalo in 1963 and began serving as a pastor at Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. He retired in 2010 having serviced as pastor of the church for 46 years.
Rev. Holloway also served as president and dean of the Great Lakes Baptist Association. Holloway Boulevard, a street in the Pilgrim Village housing development, was named in his honor.
He is survived by his wife of 15 years, the former Pauline Jones; four daughters, Charmette Miller, Latasha S. Ferguson, Shalonda J. Williams and J. Katrina; a son, Richmond D. III; two sisters, Dorothy Malone and Mary Rogers; and two brothers, Cecil Jones and James Jones.
